Heart, results of renewal in

Inward experiences of the renewed heart

Assurance

1 John 3:19–21 KJV 1900

19 And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. 20 For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. 21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.

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Love for God’s word

Romans 7:22 KJV 1900

22 For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:

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Desire for holiness

Matthew 5:8 KJV 1900

8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

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Circumcision as a symbol of being set apart for God:

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Desire to seek God

1 Kings 8:38–39 KJV 1900

38 What prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by all thy people Israel, which shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house: 39 Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men;)

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Encouragement

Psalm 27:14 KJV 1900

14 Wait on the Lord: Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: Wait, I say, on the Lord.

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The peace of Jesus Christ as a source of encouragement:

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Joy

Psalm 105:3 KJV 1900

3 Glory ye in his holy name: Let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord.

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Desire for the salvation of others

Romans 9:1–3 KJV 1900

1 I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost, 2 That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart. 3 For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:

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Various kinds of distress

Psalm 143:4 KJV 1900

4 Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; My heart within me is desolate.

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Concern for others:

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Love for the church

1 Peter 1:22 KJV 1900

22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

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The renewed heart and the restoration of character

Sincerity and integrity towards God and other people

Psalm 86:11 KJV 1900

11 Teach me thy way, O Lord; I will walk in thy truth: Unite my heart to fear thy name.

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Humility

Psalm 131:1 KJV 1900

1 Lord, My heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: Neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.

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Wisdom

Proverbs 2:10 KJV 1900

10 When wisdom entereth into thine heart, And knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;

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The possibility of the renewed heart becoming faithless

The importance of self-examination before God

Psalm 139:23–24 KJV 1900

23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: Try me, and know my thoughts: 24 And see if there be any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.

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Backsliding

Hosea 5:4 KJV 1900

4 They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: For the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, And they have not known the Lord.

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Restoration after backsliding

Joel 2:12–13 KJV 1900

12 Therefore also now, saith the Lord, Turn ye even to me with all your heart, And with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: 13 And rend your heart, and not your garments, And turn unto the Lord your God: For he is gracious and merciful, Slow to anger, and of great kindness, And repenteth him of the evil.

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